Illuminating device



MESZAS? 5. STANLEY Apri! fag maga UJLUMIIMTI EG DEVI CTT Filed MFGh 5, 925

ATTORNEYS trice. I

stares Artnr iTAlVIES STANLEY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

ILLUMINATING DEVICE.

Application filed March 5, 1925. Serial No. 13,072.

To all whom t may concern.: The invention briefly described consists of 55 Be it known that I, JAMES STANLEY, a an illuminating device adapted to be de? citizen of the UnitedStates, and a resident tachably secured to a music rack and havof New York, county and State of New ing means for supporting the music or other York, United States of America, have inarticle to be illuminated and means disposed vented certain new and useful Improvein advance and below the plane of the supments in Illuminating Devices, of which the port for directing rays of light against the following is a specilication. music. In the particular form of the in- This invention relates to illuminating devention shown, the device comprises a base 1U vices particularly adapted for use in illuhaving a supporting surface for the music minating music on music racks such as those and a transparent portion for transmit-ting in use on pianos. f the rays of light upwardly and rearwardly, This invention has for its salient object the transparent portion preferably having to provide a device so constructed and arbeveled surfaces for directing the rays away r ranged that the light will be directed away from the observer and against `the music.

from the observer and against the music or The rear wall of the base is extended upother article to be illuminated, wardly and may be secured in any desired Another object of the invention is to promanner to the object on which it is to be vide a device having means for supporting Supported as, for instance, by means of the music or other article in position to be screws and keyhole slots in the rear wall.

illuminate@ l Further details of the invention will appear Another object of the invention is to profrom the following' description.

vide a Ydevice of the character described that In the particular embodiment of the inis simple and compact and can be easily Ventron illustrated, the device comprises a attached to and detached from a music rack base l0 having a music rest or supporting 011 other Object, surface 11 at the rear portion thereof, the 80 Another object of the invention is to pro- Surface 11 preferably being' serrated as vide a device of the character described that shown to prevent the musicor article being can be economically manufactured and .will Supported from slipping. The portion 11 10 effectively perform the desired 'functions may, if desired, be formed of wood as illus- Further objects of the invention will aptrat-ed and may be connected to or formed pear from the following speciiication taken integral with end walls l2 of the base. The

Vin connectionwiththe drawings, which form end walls as shown are recessed at 13 and a part of this application, and in whicha V-shaped recess 141 is formed along the 3 Fig. 1 is a. perspective view partly broken front edge of the supporting surface 11. A

away showing a portion of a piano having transparent or glass cover 15 is supported 90 an illuminating device constructed in acm the recesses 13 of the end walls 12 and cordance with the invention mounted on the has its rear edge 16 wedged into the V- music rack thereof. c shaped longitudinal recess 14.

40 Fig. 2 is a sectional elevation of the de- The cover 15 is preferably beveled as vice constructed in accordance with the inshown at 18 in a manner to rdirect the rays 95 vention, the device being shown as mounted of light upwardly and rearwardly against on a music rack. the music 19 or other article supported on Fig. 3 is a top plan view partly broken the surface 11. 45 away and partly in section of the construc- The base also has a bottom plate 2O preftion shown in Fig. 2. erably formed of metal and extended around Fig. l is a top plan view of the illuminatthe rear wall as shown at 21 and upwardly ing device shown on a smaller scale. as shownat 22 to form an upright portion. 5G Fig. 5 is a fragmentary view showing one This upright portion 22 is adapted to be means for connecting the device to the obsecured by keyhole slots 28 formed in the ject on which it is to be mounted such as upright port-ion 22 and screws 24 to the 105 a music rack, and music rack 25.

Fig. 6 is a perspective view partly broken Y The illuminating device has a front wall away of a portion of the base of the device. 26 which is secured by screws 27 to the end walls 12 and as shown at 2S extends over the front longitudinal edge of the glass plate l5 thereby securing the plate firmly in position and forcing the plate at its rear edge into the V-shaped notch 11i. The interior of the opening 29 in the base is preferably lined as shown at 30 with asbestos or similar material, this material extending along the front wall 2G, along the bottom wall 2O and upwardly along the front of the block which forms the supporting surface 11.

rlhe illumination is furnished by lamps 35 disposed in the front open portion 29 of the base and below the glass plate l5. The connection to the lamps is made through a plug having terminals 36 and adapted to receive a socket 3T which is connected to a wall socket or other source of supply. Attention is directed to the location of the lamps in the rear of the removable front wall QG. lfhen the wall is removed, the glass cover l5 can also be removed thereby rendering the lamps accessible for any neces sary adjustment or change thereof.

rlhe rear wall 22 and bottom 2O are preferably provided with strips 8S of felt or similar material to prevent any rattling or other noise by the contact of the device with the music raclr.

Fig. 2 illustrates the usual construction of music rack on grand pianos, the rack comprising the rear wall 25 and a horizontal supporting shelf 50. The rear wall is hinged to the portion 50 and folds down when the piano is to be closed. rlhe two portions 25 and 5() of the rack are usually disposed at substantially the angle illustrated, namely, an obtuse angle and this is objectionable since music supported on the shelf 50 will easily slide therefrom. Particular attention is directed to the fact that this objectionable feature has been remedied in the device illustrated by reason of the fact that the support ll for the music is disposed at an angle only slightly greater than the right angle to the rear wail The music or other article supported on the surface ll is, therefore, secure against slipping.

From the foregoing description, it will be seen that a simple and practical device of the character described has been designed and that this device will effectively support and illuminate music or other articles mounted thereon. Furthermore, the device can be readily attached to or detached from the upricht portion of a music rack and when the piano is to be closed, the device can be removed and the upright portion of the rack be folded down.

Although one specific embodiment of the invention has been particularly shown and described, it will be understood that the invention is capable of modification and that changes in the construction and in the arrangement of the various cooperating parts may be made without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention, as expressed in the following claims.

What I claim is:

l. in illuminating device comprising a body having a transparent upper portion and a music supporting portion and a lamp disposed below the transparent portion and adapted to throw its rays upwardly therethrough, said transparent portion having irregular surfaces formed to direct light rays upwardly and rearwardly away from the observer.

Q. nu illuminating device having an upright portion adapted to be secured to a music rack, a music supporting surface disposed at an angle slightly greater than a right angle to said upright portion, said upright portion and said music supporting portion being fixedly connected together, and means disposed under and in front of the music supporting surface for illuminating music mounted on said surface.

El. An illuminating device comprising a receptacle, a. music supporting portion and a light transmitting portion forming a top for the receptacle, and lighting means in the receptacle below the light transmitting portion, said light transmitting portion having beveled surfaces adapted to direct the light rearwardly and upwardly.

et. .iin illuminating device comprising a base having an upper surface for supporting the article to be illuminated, part of the supporting surface being transparent and adapted to transmit light, an upright member and means for securing said member to a music rack.

An illuminating device comprising a base substantially flat having a music supporting surface, a transparent surface, a removable front wall for securing the transparent surface, and lighting means in said iase disposed below said transparent surface and in the rear of the removable front wall.

G. jin illuminating device comprising au upwardly extending wall and a base extending in frontof and away from the wall, said hase having a music supporting top surface and a transparent top portion and illuminating means disposed below the transparent portion and in advance of said music supporting surface.

T. An illuminating device having a back, a top surface and a bottom surface, said back extending above the top surface the top sin: face being disposed at an angle of slightly more than 900 to the back and the angle between the back and bottom being obtuse, a portion of the top surface being transparent and a lamp disposed beneath the transparent portion.

tu. An illuminating device comprising a base having an upper surface foi' supporting the article to be illuminated, a portion of the Support-ing surface being transparent, said upper surface .having a plurality of longitudinally extending` faces inclined downwardly away from the front of the device.

- 9. An illuminating device comprising a.

base having an upper surface for supporting the article to be illulnlnated, a portion of the supporting surface being transparent, said upper surface being serrated and having clined faces.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto Set iny hand this 3rd day of March, 1925.

JAMES STANLEY.

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